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3 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 242 (Unrevised)

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
2 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker


The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakAndersonArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoudreauBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDeacon (Ontario)DowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHarderHartlingHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WooYouanceYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakAndersonArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoudreauBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDeacon (Ontario)DowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHarderHartlingHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WooYouanceYussuff

The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.

An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.

PRAYERS

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT

At 2:01 p.m., the Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

November 27, 2024

Madam Speaker,

I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bill listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 27th day of November, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Yours sincerely,

Ken MacKillop

Secretary to the Governor General

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Schedule

Bill Assented To

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (Bill S-13, Chapter 30, 2024)

Senators’ Statements

Tributes

Tribute was paid to the Honourable Senator Greene, who will retire from the Senate on December 8, 2024.

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Housakos, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, tabled the twelfth report of the committee, entitled Urgent: Building Climate Resilience Across Canada’s Critical Transportation Infrastructure.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-4095S.

The Honourable Senator Housakos moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Kutcher tabled the following:

Report of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group, 22nd Bilateral Meeting, Tokyo and Tohoku, Japan, from May 13 to 17, 2024.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-4096.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Third reading of Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews).

The Honourable Senator Arnot moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, that the bill be read for a third time.

Debate.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on September 21, 2022, the Senate adjourned until 2 p.m., tomorrow.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Youance was added to the membership (November 27, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Greenwood replaced the Honourable Senator Ravalia (November 27, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples

The Honourable Senator Osler replaced the Honourable Senator Prosper (November 27, 2024).

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